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- the present invention relates to CATV (Cable Television) distribution systems which utilize optical or light wave communication links where such light wave communication links may be provided by one or more optical fibers, and particularly to fiber optic CATV distribution networks which facilitate the distribution of broadband CATV signals while minimizing distortion thereof so as to improve the quality and definition of the television pictures provided by these signals to CATV subscribers.
- CATV Consumer Television
- the present invention is especially adapted for use in CATV distribution systems in which AM (Amplitude Modulated) optic signals are generated and transmitted over optical fibers. Aspects of the system will be applicable in networks for the optical communication of broadband signals regardless of how they are modulated (AM, FM or otherwise).
- the principal requirement is that the distribution system be transparent for as long a distance as possible between the head end and the subscribers.
- Light wave communications over optical fibers has been suggested for use in broadband networks for distribution of various types of signals and analog techniques, particularly amplitude modulation, have been proposed. See the text entitled “Fiber Optics, Technology and Applications” by Stewart D. Personick (1985 Plenum Press, N.Y.), especially chapters 10 and 11.
- the signals are subject to distortion, particularly harmonic distortion, which is introduced in the laser diode modulator which produces the AM signals, the photo detector in the receiver which receives these signals and in the fiber cable itself.
- Distortion of the broadband CATV signal is reduced by block conversion of all or part of the broadband of CATV signals to a frequency range which is less than an octave.
- a portion of the spectrum is translated to this frequency range by translating means including mixers to which the portion of the spectrum is applied together with a local oscillator signal and band pass filters which transmit only the converted or frequency shifted portion of the spectrum of the broadband signal.
- This broadband signal is applied as an RF modulating signal to the optical transmitter (laser diode) of the optical transmitter and transmitted over the fiber.
- the entire broadband signal for example, from 54 to 550 MHz may be block converted, or only a portion thereof which would ordinarily cover more than an octave may be converted and translated to a band which does not cover an octave. In the latter case, the remaining channels are combined and transmitted without conversion by an optical transmitter connected to another fiber.
- the block converted signals received from the fiber are retranslated to the original band (54 to 550 MHz) whether a single fiber is used and the entire band is block converted or a part of the band is block converted and combined after down conversion with the signals which are transmitted over a second fiber (i.e., in either case), a broadband CATV signal containing all of the channels (from 54 to 550 MHz) is available for distribution to subscribers.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a fiber optic CATV network in accordance with the invention
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a portion of a fiber optic CATV network, which is provided in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, such as the portion in FIG. 1 which includes the fiber cable, the optical transmitter at the head end and the optical receiver at the fiber node, and having means for reducing harmonic distortion.
- FIG. 3 is a portion of a fiber optic CATV network which utilizes two or more fiber links and in which harmonic distortion is reduced, and which is provided in accordance with another embodiment of the invention.
- a fiber optic CATV network there is shown a fiber optic CATV network. All of the cable channels, (TV-1 to TV-N), arrive at the head end and are converted to different channels in the frequency space or spectrum of the broadband CATV signal. This spectrum in conventional CATV equipment extends from 54 to 550 MHz.
- the broadband signal is obtained using combiners of the up converted TV signals and applied to an electro-optical transmitter 10 (EL/OPT-XMTR).
- This transmitter includes a laser diode which is biased in its stimulated emission (lasing) mode by passing a DC bias current of sufficient amplitude there through. This current is modulated with the RF broadband multi-channel CATV signal.
- a frequency multiplexed AM signal is generated and transmitted or launched into one end of the fiber.
- the fiber may be one or more fibers in a fiber optic cable.
- the laser diode is optically coupled to the fiber and transmits the light wave or optical signal.
- the broadband multi-channel CATV signal a frequency multiplexed signal with each channel in a different, successive frequency band, say 6.0 MHz wide. This broadband signal is preferably processed using the block conversion system illustrated in FIG. 2 or in FIG. 3 which will be discussed hereinafter.
- the fiber cable contains several optical fibers which are preferably single mode fibers operating at a wave length of 1.3 or 1.55 microns.
- the fiber cable is usually at least 6 kilometers (km) long and may be as long as 30 km. At the down link end of the cable, the fibers are terminated at a fiber node 12.
- Each fiber is provided with its own Opto-electric receiver (OPT/EL RCVR) at the node 12.
- the receiver includes a photo diode detector which provides an output current which varies in accordance with the amplitude modulation of the optical signal. Accordingly, a broadband signal is produced by the receiver containing each of the TV channels; the band being 54 to 550 MHz.
- the node 12 is connected to a cell of electrical transmission lines (preferably coaxial cable) which extends the network to the vicinity of the subscriber.
- This cell has a limited cascade of transmission lines with a few trunk amplifiers or one trunk amplifier (TA) as shown.
- This amplifier and cable which provides the limited cascade may, for example, be 1 km in length and connect the fiber node to a bridge to lines containing line extenders (LE) which deliver the broadband signal to the subscribers.
- L line extenders
- the bridger 14 connects several transmission lines, two of which 16 and 18 are shown. These lines contain one or more line extender amplifiers depending upon their length.
- the lines 16 and 18 terminate in output couplers which are disposed off premises (usually on the telephone pole) near the subscriber. Cables connect the output couplers 20 and 22 to the various subscribers.
- the fiber cable provides an essentially transparent link.
- the transparency of this link is not degraded by the limited cascade, since the cascade contains very few trunk amplifiers. Also, a limited number of line extender amplifiers is needed to reach the subscribers.
- the entire network may be essentially transparent thereby allowing broad band width signals, even broader band width than now conventionally required so as to achieve the quality and definition of television which is generated in accordance to the emerging technologies, such as high definition television (HDTV).
- HDMI high definition television
- the translater 26 includes a modulator 28 which receives an offset frequency, preferrably in the gap between input and output bands, suitably 600 MHz, from a local oscillator 30.
- the upper side band 654 to 1150 MHz is passed by a band pass filter 32 and applied as the RF modulating signal to the laser diode transmitter 24.
- the entire band is applied to the modulator 28 by way of a buffer amplifier 34 in the head end 10 (FIG. 1).
- the fiber cable is in this embodiment a single optical fiber which extends across the entire span, for example, 6 to 30 km depending upon the distance to the subscribers location.
- the opposite end of the fiber is connected to a photo detector receiver 34 which provides an output signal.
- This signal may be a voltage covering the entire band upconverted to the 654 to 1150 MHz range. Since the band does not cover more than an octave, second order harmonics and intermodulation components will reside outside the band.
- the upconverted broadband signal may be translated into voltage rather than current variations by a transimpedance amplifier in the photo diode receiver 36.
- a buffer amplifier 38 connects the receiver to a mixer or modulator 40 and band pass filter 42 which retranslates the upconverted signals to the original 54 to 550 MHz spectrum.
- the band pass filter 42 passes only in-band signals, and harmonics are removed from the output of the filter.
- the output passes through a buffer amplifier 44 to the coax cable, which may be part of the limited cascade shown in FIG. 1.
- each cable carries a different portion of the broadband multi-channel TV signal spectrum.
- several of the channels for example, channel 2 through channel J, which extends from 54 to 222 MHz, are combined in a combiner 54 in the head end.
- the other channels are also combined in another combiner 56.
- These channels extend from 222 to 552 MHz.
- the highband block may extend slightly above an octave in band width.
- the lower frequency block is applied to a mixer or modulator 58 and upper side band filter 60 which together with a local oscillator 62 provides translating means which upconvert the block from 54 to 222 MHz to 654 to 822 MHz.
- This upconverted broadband signal is applied to a laser diode AM transmitter 64 and launched into the fiber 50.
- a photodector receiver 66 and a retranslator which shifts the channel 2 to channel J TV signals back (to their original 54 to 222 MHz spectral range).
- a local oscillator 68 which provides to the mixer signals at the same frequency, 600 MHz in the illustrated case, as the local oscillator 62.
- a mixer 70 similar to the mixer 58 is used.
- a band pass filter 72 excludes the second and higher order harmonic distortion components.
- the other fiber 52 carries the combined channel K to PPP signals.
- the signals are launched into the other fiber 52 by an AM laser diode transmitter 76.
- a buffer amplifier 78 and equalizer 80 correct the gain and frequency response in the channel to the laser diode transmitter 76 so as it is equivalent to the gain and response in the channel to the laser diode 64.
- a photo-detector receiver 82 translates the optical signal from the fiber 52 into electrical form.
- Another buffer amplifier 84 and equalizer 86 adjusts the gain and the spectral response to substantially the same as provided by the frequency translator 68, 70 and 72 at the output of the photo diode receiver 66.
- a combiner 88 which may be an additive combiner similar to the other combiners used in this system, provides the overall broadband CATV signal containing channels 2 to PPP as obtained from the block which is translated in frequency (channels 2 to J) and the block which is not translated in frequency (channels K to PPP).
- This broadband signal may be applied to the coax cable in the limited cascade as shown in FIG. 1.
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